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Submitted by Bruce Stenman on

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I have done scuba diving for decades and the water temp where I live in Monterey, CA runs from 48-54 degrees throughout the year. My hands and feet would get cold until I invested in a drysuit that kept my body a lot wamer as my body was not having to warm up the 48 degree water that got inside my wetsuits by 50 degrees to my body temperature. The human body had natural mechanism to protect the core when it is too cold and that consists of shunting off the blood flow to the hands and feet and then the head. With the dry suit my core was warmer and so I had more blood flow to my hands and feet. Wearing same hood and gloves my hands and heat stayed warmer as a result of my core being warmer. Same applies to wading chest deep in cold water. Keep the core warmer and unless you are standing on ice your feet will stay much warmer.

Submitted by Kate Pike 1737246315 on

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The mitre cutter hand shear can be bought on Amazon. Read the reviews carefully; most of these mitre cutters are used to cut soft woods like pine and basswood (linden, lime). As a woodcarver, I can tell you that I constantly hone and strop, (not sharpen unless the edge is damaged), my knives and chisels, even when carving basswood. Sharp tools keep emergency room visits at a minimum. Oak and cherry require super sharp tools; according to most mitre shear reviewers, these hand shears take Herculean hand strength to cut hardwood moulding. I would stay with a small accurate mitre box for hardwoods. Beware! You get what you pay for regarding any tool, hand or power. I clamp dowels in a vice and cut them to size using a coping saw.

Submitted by Ben Tiller on

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Brian

I will be heading to Arcachon, France, in early September. I have booked a boat. Any suggestions on lines and flies? Thanks!

Ben

Submitted by 1737246315 on

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Thank You Brian for making a tying tips video. You make some great video's and I hope you make more of the tying tips video's. And also I like your choice of music that accompanies your video's. Keep up the great work.

Submitted by atlanticsalmon… on

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I should clarify my blog, and here, the dressing is from Bates, the streamers usually are referred to as from Letcher Lambuth, and I have taken heat for referring to them being originated by Roy Patrick, though he was in on it for sure.
this is a highly successful streamer, and is the one I use for kings, the herring I use for silvers usually. At least it starts that way. I alternate depending on what is going on with the bite. I like to use embossed silver tinsel and the rib, for extra flash and to keep the salmon teeth from making hay out it. These are also very good as tube flies.
Thank-you for posting this here.
best wishes
Andrew

Submitted by Claudia zalfa on

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I need to buy this wood cutting pliers,where may I order it from? Sincerely
Claudia zalfa

Robert,

On the surface they look the same, but Ed Story's fly uses white turkey for the body and has a back made out of peacock herl. The way the hackle stem contrasts the body to form a rib makes them look somewhat similar, but the hackle on Story's fly isn't trimmed, which is a very significant step here. Ed Story's fly is often called a "dry Woolly Worm", and looks more like that than it looks like this fly if you ask me.

Martin

Submitted by Peter Davidse … on

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Hei Martin,

The Rena is an Norwegian river in Hedmark.

Best regards, Peter

Submitted by Björn Harnebrandt on

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Rena river is in Norway.

Submitted by Georgetta on

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This is an excellent photo. What camera did you use for this, because it has really high clarity and depth levels.

Submitted by John on

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Hans - I read your account of CDC with great interest - noting particularly the portion on understanding the properties of CDC as it closely paraphrases some American Angler articles predating your entry here by six years; articles that somehow escaped mention in your otherwise extensive literature search on the subject - right down to mention of the effects of floatant on CDC and the ability of the feather barbules to capture air bubbles - both photographically illustrated in the AA pieces.

Milan,

good to hear you liked the article. The water in the Baltic Sea is brackish and not very salty. That's why the ides can live here. They act pretty much like trout - feeding long the shores and going up the streams to spawn. They are a great challenge and a beautiful fish.

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